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Old 11-04-2011, 08:57 PM
 
Location: Suffolk County
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I am sure those of us who live in suffolk got a letter in the mail that they are installing new automatic "GREEN" water meters inside homes. My appointment is today. I won't have to call in the reading anymore, I beleive it is done remotely, in other words SCWA collects a radio signal from the water meter. Anyone else called to have there's changed?
They installed this in my house about a year ago. I haven't had any problems at all with it.
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Old 11-05-2011, 07:48 AM
 
Location: Smithtown, NY
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They installed this in my house about a year ago. I haven't had any problems at all with it.
Had mine changed a few months ago, guy was in and out in fifteen minutes.
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Old 11-05-2011, 08:38 AM
 
Location: Islip,NY
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yeah same here the guy came and was gone in about 20 minutes. My mom said in here area they installed them 2 years ago. She lives in Nassau.
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Old 04-23-2012, 06:12 AM
 
Location: Village of Patchogue, NY
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I want to hear your input...
Got my first bill for 3/30-4/17: $54.12

Initiation Fee: $30
Usage 127 Gallons : $24.12

$0.19/gal for water? seems high, doesn't it? Is there a minumum usage fee or something???

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Ah, there IS a minimum usage fee http://www.scwa.com/residential/sche...f_fees/#curate
I have a 5/8" Meter, which costs me $19.77 every 3 months.

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Old 06-29-2019, 04:51 PM
 
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And in 2019 ----------
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Old 06-29-2019, 05:23 PM
 
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People in areas like California (or Australia) would practically kill for water bills as low as we have here on Long Island, LOL

I usually don't even keep my SCWA bill after paying it, but according to my Excel budget sheet my two quarterly bills so far this year have been $38 and $43. Last year's bills were $41, $41, $39 and $39. So $160 for the year which averages out to a little more than 13 bucks per month.

I see nothing to complain about there. And by most people's estimation I probably waste a lot of water: long showers, hand wash all dishes, and use an extra rinse cycle in the twice-a-week laundry. On the flip side, I don't have inground sprinklers, a pool, or a hot tub. So maybe my usage is "average" after all, who knows?
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Old 06-29-2019, 06:04 PM
Status: "UB Tubbie" (set 20 days ago)
 
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SCWA is very good and reasonable.

Those clown shoes NY American Water, not so much. Way back when I was living in Nassau and got my first bill from them I nearly had a stroke.
I thought for sure there was an error.
My average bill for LI Water co was approximately $50/55 every few months.
As soon as NY Clown Shoes took over it was $60 per MONTH! Like I said, thought there was an error, got the typical run around, "you must have a leak" "It's your sprinklers". Nah, I don't think so friend. After some scrutinizing I just realized they gave their rates some roids.Thieving skells.
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